Health Care Resource Use and Costs of Two-Year Survivors of Acute Lung Injury. An Observational Cohort Study

Abstract

In this multisite study of 138 two-year survivors of ALI, 80% had one or more inpatient admission, representing a median (IQR) estimated cost $35,259 ($10,565-$81,166) per patient and $6,598,766 for the entire cohort. Hospital readmissions represented 76% of total inpatient costs, and having Medicare or Medicaid before ALI was associated with increased costs. With the aging population and increasing comorbidity, these findings have important health policy implications for the care of critically ill patients.